feat: ignore Mimir local state automatically

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+github:
+  - jb-thery
+
+# Optional funding platforms can be added later.
+# open_collective:
+#   - mimir
+# custom:
+#   - https://polar.sh/

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.1 - 2026-06-28
+
+- Add GitHub Sponsors funding metadata and document suggested sponsor tiers.
+- Add maintainer positioning for Jean-Baptiste Thery and JCode Labs in the README.
+- Make `kb init` and `kb install-skill` automatically keep `.kb/` and `.mimir/`
+  ignored by Git.
+
 ## 0.2.0 - 2026-06-28
 
 - Rename public product branding to Mimir while keeping the JCode Labs npm scope.

README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ and uses Ollama for local embeddings and answers.
 
 Created by Jean-Baptiste Thery and published under the JCode Labs npm scope.
 
+Built by Jean-Baptiste Thery, freelance full-stack/AI tooling engineer at JCode Labs.
+
 ## Open Source
 
 Mimir is a public open-source project under the MIT License. It is designed to be
@@ -21,6 +23,20 @@ inspectable, forkable, and usable without a JCode Labs account.
 Contributions are welcome through pull requests. Start with [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
 Security reports should stay private and follow the policy in [`SECURITY.md`](./SECURITY.md).
 
+## Sponsors
+
+Mimir stays MIT open source. Sponsorship helps fund maintenance, issue triage,
+documentation, and practical agent-workflow improvements.
+
+Sponsor the project through [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/jb-thery).
+
+Suggested GitHub Sponsors tiers:
+
+- EUR 5/month: support the project.
+- EUR 15/month: active sponsor.
+- EUR 49/month: priority on issues and questions.
+- EUR 199/month: company sponsor and light advisory support.
+
 ## Status
 
 Early public package. APIs may evolve before `1.0.0`.
@@ -161,8 +177,9 @@ your-project/
   .kb/storage/      # generated LanceDB index
 ```
 
-The package never ships project documents. `kb init` adds gitignore entries for `.kb/storage/`
-and `private/**`.
+The package never ships project documents. `kb init` adds gitignore entries for `.kb/`
+and `private/**`, and `kb install-skill` keeps `.mimir/` ignored as generated local agent
+state.
 
 ## Supported Files
 

dist/gitignore.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export declare const MIMIR_GITIGNORE_ENTRIES: readonly [".kb/", ".mimir/", "private/**", "!private/", "!private/README.md", "!private/**/", "!private/**/.gitkeep"];
+export declare function ensureMimirGitignore(cwd?: string): Promise<boolean>;
+//# sourceMappingURL=gitignore.d.ts.map

dist/version.d.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export declare const VERSION = "0.2.0";
+export declare const VERSION = "0.2.1";
 //# sourceMappingURL=version.d.ts.map

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@jcode.labs/mimir",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "description": "Mimir: open-source local-first memory and retrieval for private project knowledge.",
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",

scripts/smoke.mjs

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ try {
   await runKb(["install-skill"], tempRoot)
   const skill = await readFile(path.join(tempRoot, ".mimir", "skills", "mimir", "SKILL.md"), "utf8")
   assertIncludes(skill, "name: mimir", "install-skill should copy the bundled skill")
+  const gitignore = await readFile(path.join(tempRoot, ".gitignore"), "utf8")
+  assertIncludes(gitignore, ".kb/", "init should ignore the Mimir config and index directory")
+  assertIncludes(gitignore, ".mimir/", "install-skill should ignore generated agent kit files")
 
   await smokeMcp(tempRoot)
   console.log("Smoke test passed.")